{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Clotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCarty","title":"Episode 245: I'm With The Brand (bots in the algorithm), part six","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b5cbe400\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":8901,"description":"This episode is part six in an ongoing series about brands and how they influence our identities and drive consumerism. In this episode, we'll unpack how social media has been harnessed as a tool to drive trends, spread misinformation, and create influence. Also, Corinna, Cat, Bonnie, Kevin, and Miriam share their own thoughts about brands, loyalty, and consumerism. In this episode: What is an algorithm anyway?Why do Amanda and Dustin have very different social media feeds, despite sharing many common interests?How does social media distort our perception of reality?What do Cracker Barrel, the 2024 election, and Amber Heard have in common?Some upcoming election shoutouts from AmandaAdditional reading:\nLink between excessive social media use and psychiatric disorders (study)\n\"Cracker Barrel had good reasons to rebrand. But after its new logo misfired, here’s what’s next,\" Dee-Ann Durbin, AP.\n\"Cracker Barrel Is Making A Major Change & Customers Are NOT Happy: 'It's Giving Soulless',\" Amanda Mactas, Delish.\nWhy fast food restaurants look the same (video)\n\"Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say,\" AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.\n\"Amber Heard vs the Internet: An Organised Smear Campaign?,\" BBC.\n\"Hot Topic Is Still Hot,\" Paula Mejia, The New York Times.\nALSO: get your tickets for Clotheshorse LIVE!\n10/23  Seattle, WA @ Here-After\n10/26  Portland, OR @ Holocene\nGet your Clotheshorse merch here: https://clotheshorsepodcast.com/shop/\nIf you want to share your opinion/additional thoughts on the subjects we cover in each episode, feel free to email, whether it’s a typed out message or an audio recording:  amanda@clotheshorse.world\nDid you enjoy this episode? Consider \"buying me a coffee\" via Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/clotheshorse\nClotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable small businesses:\nSlow Fashion Academy is a size-inclusive sewing and patternmaking studio based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designer and fashion...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_u71z-ZNs_Ob6wKJAM2DSS8-P3fYJ_G9yobrjlS91nE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNjll/OTRlMDEwOWM3ZWFh/ODc4ODkxNDIyM2Jj/YjZjMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}